Cohort 10 - AI Research Foundations w/ Google DeepMind

The tenth cohort of TRI AI Saturdays is delivered in partnership with Google DeepMind. Over sixteen weeks beginning May 31, 2026, learners will work through DeepMind’s AI Research Foundations Course 1–4, building and fine-tuning Small Language Models, exploring generative AI, and shipping capstone projects.

Key dates

• Application deadline: May 17, 2026
• Cohort start: May 31, 2026
• Apply: tinyurl.com/triaicohort10

What participants will gain

• Mentorship from working AI engineers and researchers
• Hands-on Small Language Model projects
• Real-world AI career pathways

Curriculum

The cohort follows Google DeepMind’s AI Research Foundations Course 1–4, covering:

• The mathematical and statistical foundations of modern AI
• Building and training small language models
• Generative AI techniques and applications
• Capstone projects applying the methods to real-world African contexts

Why this cohort matters

Cohort 10 marks nearly a decade of community-led AI learning in Nigeria. It’s also the most ambitious curriculum we’ve run to date - a structured Google DeepMind partnership that brings world-class course material directly to African learners, taught and supported by the same community that has run the previous nine cohorts.

As with previous cohorts, the programme is free for accepted learners.